LED
English Vietnamese dictionary
led /led/
- động tính từ quá khứ của lead
Advanced English dictionary
+ abbreviation
light emitting diode (a device that produces a light on electrical and electronic equipment): A single red LED shows that the power is switched on.
Thesaurus dictionary
v.
1 conduct, escort, usher, guide, show the way, pilot, steer:
If you lead, I'll follow.
2 cause, influence, prompt, bring, incline, induce, persuade, move, dispose, convince:
What led you to suspect the butler?
3 head (up), direct, govern, command, supervise, superintend, preside (over), take the lead, take or assume command (of), manage, captain, Colloq skipper:
The orchestra would like you to lead. Who is going to lead the men into battle? Nicole leads a weekly discussion group on alcoholism
4 come or be or go first, excel, surpass, exceed, precede, be ahead (of), outstrip, distance, outrun, outdo:
They lead the world in the production of sugar.
5 live, experience, spend, pass; while away:
He is leading a life of ease on the French Riviera.
6 be conducive to, create, engender, cause, contribute to, result in, bring on or about, produce:
Your stubbornness can lead only to frustration.
7 lead astray. lead on, mislead, misguide, misdirect, deceive; fool, decoy, hoodwink, Colloq bamboozle:
She might have been led astray by that wolf in sheep's clothing.
8 lead off. start (off or in or out or up), begin, commence, get going or moving, get under way, initiate, inaugurate, Colloq kick off:
The proceedings will lead off with the national anthem. Who is going to lead off the singing?
9 lead on.
(a) See 7, above.
(b) lure, entice, seduce, beguile, inveigle, tempt:
They led me on with offers of a huge salary.
10 lead up to.
(a) prepare or pave or clear (the way), do the groundwork or spadework, precede:
The events leading up to the overthrow of the government may never be known.
(b) approach, broach, bring up, present, introduce, work up or round or around to, get (up) to:
I should lead up to the subject delicately, if I were you.
n.
11 front, vanguard, van, lead or leading position or place, advance or advanced position or place:
The horse that he had bet on was in the lead coming down the home straight.
12 advantage, edge, advance, supremacy, margin, priority, primacy, pre-eminence:
She has the lead over all her competitors. Our team had a two-point lead at half-time
13 direction, guidance, leadership, precedent, example, model, exemplar, pattern, standard:
We decided to follow his lead.
14 tip, clue, hint, suggestion, cue, intimation; prospect, possibility, potential; Colloq tip-off:
Barry is following up some leads for a new job. The advertisement produced some new sales leads
15 leash, tether, restraint, cord, chain:
The dog fetches his lead himself when he wants to go out.
16 protagonist, hero or heroine, leading or starring role or part, leading or lead actor or actress, leading lady or man, male or female lead, principal; prima donna, diva, prima ballerina, première danseuse, premier danseur:
She has the lead in the new production of Giselle .
17 wire, cable, Brit flex:
Connect this lead to the power source.
adj.
18 leading, foremost, first; main, chief, principal, premier, paramount:
The lead climber fell when the rope broke. The lead story in today's paper is about an American take-over bid for the longest-standing British car-manufacturing company.
Concise English dictionary
led
noun
+diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
led|leads|leading|leadedlɪːd
noun
+a soft heavy toxic malleable metallic element; bluish white when freshly cut but tarnishes readily to dull grey
+an advantage held by a competitor in a race
+evidence pointing to a possible solution
+a position of leadership (especially in the phrase `take the lead')
+the angle between the direction a gun is aimed and the position of a moving target (correcting for the flight time of the missile)
+the introductory section of a story
+(sports) the score by which a team or individual is winning
+an actor who plays a principal role
+(baseball) the position taken by a base runner preparing to advance to the next base
+an indication of potential opportunity
+a news story of major importance
+the timing of ignition relative to the position of the piston in an internal-combustion engine
+restraint consisting of a rope (or light chain) used to restrain an animal
+thin strip of metal used to separate lines of type in printing
+mixture of graphite with clay in different degrees of hardness; the marking substance in a pencil
+a jumper that consists of a short piece of wire
+the playing of a card to start a trick in bridge
verb
+take somebody somewhere
+have as a result or residue
+tend to or result in
+travel in front of; go in advance of others
+cause to undertake a certain action
+stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point
+be in charge of
+be ahead of others; be the first
+be conducive to
+lead, as in the performance of a composition
+pass or spend
+lead, extend, or afford access
+move ahead (of others) in time or space
+cause something to pass or lead somewhere
+preside over
